Boosting the Brain with Cognitive Tasks: Dual-Tasking Principles and Applications
by Ryan Glatt
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Description
Exercise programs are often developed in response to goals that pertain to physical adaptations, such as weight loss, mobility, balance, hypertrophy, and performance. However, health and fitness professionals are now faced with a new challenge, addressing the epidemic of cognitive decline and accelerated brain aging. As we continue to understand the brain-boosting benefits of exercise, fitness professionals must become educated on the specific exercise prescriptions for enhancing cognitive functioning across the lifespan. This course will help fill these gaps and provide health and fitness professionals with an understanding of how to train the body and brain for optimal cognitive performance.
Available Course Credits
Learning Objectives
- Define dual-tasking and describe how dual-task ability declines across the lifespan and with neurological conditions.
- Discuss how dual-tasking can improve both functional and cognitive outcomes.
- Identify the neurobiological mechanisms involved in dual-task exercise.
- Apply cognitive-motor dual-tasking techniques to various functional exercises as they relate to targeting specific domains of cognition.
Course Procedure
- Enroll in the course.
- View the course content.
- Take the test. (You must score 80% to pass. If you do not pass, you may retake the test.)
- Print your certificate of completion.
Course Content
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About the Author
Ryan Glatt IDEA Author/Presenter
Ryan Glatt is a Certified Personal Trainer and a National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach with over a decade of experience. He currently practices brain-based strategies for cognitive enhancement at the Pacific Brain Health Center in Santa Monica, California in both clinical and research settings. Ryan constantly seeks to learn about health neuroscience research and practical strategies in both health coaching and personal training contexts. Ryan has pursued education from the Amen Clinics, The BrainFirst Training Institute, the Neuroscience Academy, and the Academy for Brain Health & Performance. He has completed the Master's of Applied Neuroscience program at King's College of London. He is currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program in Leadership: Health & Human Performance at Concordia University of Chicago. He has worked with a wide variety of populations with various neurological considerations, including those with MCI, dementia, TBI, and Parkinson's. Ryan focuses his practice and research on slowing cognitive decline for those with cognitive complaints and those who want to prevent neurodegenerative conditions. He actively consults for technology companies that seek to enhance physical activity with cognitive training through Virtual Reality, mobile technology, and various hardware/software applications. Recently, Ryan has released the Brain Health Trainer course, which is the first comprehensive course to be released on the topic of brain health and exercise. The course has already enrolled over 1,000+ health and fitness professionals. Ryan continues to work to distill neuroscience research into the fitness and health industries in hopes of preparing them to play a role in slowing the global burden of cognitive decline. ... read more.